Week in Review and Look Ahead

Check out our rundown of the week's top stories here

January 03 , 2013

Happy 2013 everyone! We have a great collection of stories on The Network for you that you may have missed when you were relaxing during the holiday. Check out our rundown of the week’s top stories here.

Thoughts of the tropics on your mind? Take a trip to Rio de Janeiro and see how the city is taking steps to become a smart and connected city in time for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.

Demo Thursday: Join the team at TechWiseTV for their insights on how multiple form factors are making security an implementation decision as easy as network decisions.

How Do You Give?: Do your New Years resolutions including giving back to your community? Share with us on our How Do You Give tab on Facebook, where every comment posted donates 4 meals to the World Food Programme.

Cisco at CES! Tune in to The Network for all of your information around what Cisco is doing at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV from January 7-11. Be sure to follow @CiscoSystems for live updates throughout the week!

On Monday, January 7 at 2 pm PT Cisco will unveil news from its Service Provider Video Technology Group, to include a stage demo, and a customer panel discussion. Hosted by Cisco's Marthin De Beer, SVP, Video and Collaboration Group, and Jesper Andersen, SVP & GM, Service Provider Video Technology Group. Register and watch live: http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le21/onlineevts/ces2013/details.html

How the Internet is Changing the Way We Watch Television: Jason Deign explores how today’s connected device-toting viewers are changing the rules of broadcast media, forcing show designers and advertisers to rethink how they work.